Bluewater Photo Introduces the Mantis Sub Housing The Mantis Sub Housing for the Insta360 Pro & Pro2 cameras is the first underwater 8K stereoscopic virtual reality system. Bluewater Photo is excited to announce that we are the new US distributor for the New Zealand-based housing c …

  Shooting the Nauticam Extended Macro Wide Angle Lensby Mark HatterThe Nauticam EMWL is an unique lens designed to be at the forefront of creativity in underwater photography. In our realm of underwater photography, there are a myriad of creative ways to express ourselves beyond the …

A Must Have Lens for Rectilinear Wide Angle ShootersRectilinear super-wide lenses, especially zooms like the popular 16-35mm focal length, offer great versatility and are perfect for many underwater subjects. But, unlike fisheye lenses, even the best of them have issues with corner sharpness w …

Underwater snoots are popular tools underwater macro photographers use to add contrast, color, and black backgrounds to their photos. They operate by reducing the beam width emitted from an underwater strobe via a physical barrier (e.g., plastic cone) or fiber optics. The Marelux Smart Optical Flash …

The Kraken 10,000 LTD is the newest wide angle underwater video light that we offer. It features 10,000 lumens of output for the incredible price of $599! It's a simple light, without the flare and colors of the Kraken hydra line-up. But its white flood beam is an excellent tool for wide angle …

The Sony FX30 is Sony's latest release in the cinema camera lineup. It's an evolution of their popular FX3 model, a firm favorite with videographers, but now comes with an APS-C sensor. The FX30 body is essentially the same as the FX3 body, with plenty of custom buttons and ¾ screw mounts, whic …

Olympus OM System OM-1 Review Olympus sold off its imaging business back in January 2021 after 85 years of manufacturing camera equipment. OM Digital Solutions were quick to buy the successful brand's operation, announcing they would be sticking to Olympus's development path and ho …

If you're looking for an easy, hassle-free way of taking underwater photos and videos, then the SeaLife Micro 3.0, Sealife's third-generation permanently-sealed camera, is an option you should definitely explore. The SeaLife Micro 3.0 doesn't require a housing and is ready to take diving strai …

    SeaLife SportDiver SmartPhone Housing   SeaLife SportDiver Pro 2500 Set       Introducing the SportDiver Underwater Smartphone Housing: Now Compatible with Both Android and iPhone!     New underwater compact cameras are har …

A great focus light allows you to obtain quick and sharp autofocus with your camera in low-light situations underwater. The  Bluewater 1500 lumen focus light is our newest upgrade from the original Bluewater focus light, which has since been discontinued. Th …

The Panasonic GH6 follows the incredibly popular GH5 as Panasonic's flagship Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera. The old GH5 was a firm favorite among videographers. Can the new GH6 follow in its footsteps?   One of the biggest draws of the Panasonic GH6 i …

  All photos (including topside photos) in this article were captured with a Samsung Galaxy S22 in a Kraken KRH 05 Universal Smartphone Housing with a Depth & Temperature Sensor and a Kraken video light. As the title of the article says, the New Kraken App is still being beta tested, so there w …